29 killed and 48 missing after Russian bombing of Ukraine's town of Komyshuvakha: What we know
Russian forces launched a massive barrage of attacks on the center of Komyshuvakha on November 2. One of the buildings hit was used to distribute humanitarian aid to locals, Rubryka reports, citing Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, and Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
According to Semikin, Russian forces had been dropping guided bombs on the town since early morning. After the first strike, they dropped nine more bombs on a shelter where people were taking cover.
The strike hit a building used to distribute humanitarian aid. Residents who had stayed in Komyshuvakha came there every week to collect supplies. Semikin said Russian forces attacked the community with at least nine FAB-3000 guided aerial bombs.
The initial reports listed 18 people killed, including:
Five others were injured, and 27 residents were missing. Search and rescue teams continued working at the scene. Military personnel, emergency workers, and other specialist teams joined the effort. Municipal crews cleared the rubble while medics treated the injured.
By the morning of November 3, the death toll had risen to 29. "Two rescuers and four police officers were among those killed. Five people were injured, including two SES employees," the emergency service said.
The SES also reported that 48 people were missing. Search and rescue teams are still working at the scene. Officials described the losses as devastating. Behind every number, they said, is a person, a family grieving a loved one, or relatives still waiting for news.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi also responded to the attacks. He said the attack was further evidence that Russia has no intention of de-escalating or pursuing a just peace.
Zelenskyi also referred to the humanitarian operation in Oleshky. He said it had offered a chance to show that further steps could bring peace closer.
Andrii Danyk, head of Ukraine's emergency service, confirmed that two emergency workers were killed and two others injured in the Russian attack. The injured rescuers are hospitalized.
Danyk said Russian forces struck a school in one of the Zaporizhzhia district's communities on the morning of November 2. Rescuers and police arrived at the scene. When another strike threatened, the emergency workers took shelter.
Russian forces then hit the same location again. The strike destroyed a gym and an outbuilding, damaged the school, and destroyed a fire engine.
The rescuers killed were 44-year-old Denys Konovalenko and Oleksii Sushchevskyi. Konovalenko had served in civil protection for nearly 12 years. Sushchevskyi joined the emergency service in 2013 and spent more than 13 years working in fire and rescue units in Zaporizhzhia.
Both men answered emergency calls, helped people in dangerous situations, and risked their lives to save others. Their service earned them state honors. Konovalenko received the president's For the Defense of Ukraine award. Sushchevskyi received the same award and the Defender of the Motherland medal.
As Rubryka reported, Russian forces also attacked Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions on the morning of November 2. The strikes hit Izium, Komyshuvakha, and Zaporizhzhia.
Over the previous week, Russian forces launched 1,940 attack drones, more than 1,580 guided aerial bombs, and 44 missiles at Ukraine. Thirty-six of the missiles were ballistic.
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